| PHOENIX Real Name: Jean Grey Summers Muntant Ability: Jean is the second most powerful telepath in the world, able to control others thoughts, actions, ahd communicate with her mind. Jean also posseses telekenetic powers, able to move objects with her mind. Group Identification: The New X-Men Current Status: Active Jean Grey was one of the original five students of Charles Xavier, originally assuming the mantle of Marvel Girl. She is the long time love of Cyclops, the field leader of the X-Men. Jean has had a long and active career with both the X-men, and X-factor. Her new name comes from the encounter she had with the cosmic powered Phoenix Force, an encounter that allowed the Phoenix to posess her body. Togather, Jean and the Phoenix triumphed over the forces of evil, but the Phoenix learned of human emotion through Jean and refused to relinquish her body. The Phoenix became known as the Dark Phoenix, terrorizing the world for the emotional experiences. The Dark Phoenix nearly destroyed the X-Men and threatened the entire universe, until The Shiar Galactic Empire and the X-Men were able to defeat the Dark Phoenix. The Phoenix Force apparently left Jean, realizing the wrongs that it had caused. A while later, Jean and the other five original X-Men founded the government funded mutant team, X-Factor. They all served on the team for several years, and after the team was reorganized, Jean and the others chose to return to the X-Men. There, Jean and Scott finally got married. A few years ago, Jean and Scott decided to retire due to an injury that almost costed Scott his life. Their retirement was cut short, when thier help was needed to defeat the muntant Apocolypse. During the battle, Scott allowed himself to be posessed by Apocolypse, a move which saved the world and apparently costed Scott his life. Jean never believed he was dead, and never gave up hope. Jean lost her telekenetic powers soon after to Psyliocke, somehow switching with her, and in the prosess gained some of Psylocke's mental skills. Using her skills, she and Scott's son Cable, were able to find her husband, still battling the evil soul of Apocolypse. The three of them togather were able to defeat Apocolypse and allow Scott to fully reclaim his body. Jean and Scott togather returned to the New X-Men team. Recently, Jean somehow regained her telekenetic abilities, and strange powers have surfaced. Jean has manifested several fiery Phoenix Raptors, a trademark of the powerful Phoenix Force. Could Jean Grey's body still hold the awesome power of the Phoenix Force? |